Sunday, February 14, 2010

Spreading Love

My girlfriend Patience has created a "Guerrilla Goodness" challenge for Valentines Day through her inspirational blog, Kindness Girl. I invite you to spread the love everywhere you go and remember to take that message to heart, as well!

3 comments:

Meredith
said...

hi there. you haven't posted in a while and i just wanted to see how you are doing! are you still doing your exposure now that the challenge is over. i am doing mine every day just wish the last bit of anxiety would leave already! : )

Hey Meredith! Thanks for the check in. I'm doing pretty well, just got busy with kids and teaching and time has flown by.

I'm so excited that you're doing exposure every day - I'd love to hear more about it! I know, that last little bit is stubborn! I'm starting to think that last bit will stick around until I forget that it's there. What's working for you and helping you get out there?

Glad to hear your doing well. Things got a little hectic around here with the kids too! All this snow hasn't helped either! We finally had a 60 degree day yesterday!

I am trying to just get out there everyday and not worry about if my anxiety will kick in or not. I think part of my problem is that even though I wasn't avoiding anything I would get really upset if anxiety still popped up in certain situations and it was a vicious cycle. I am working on being more accepting of it and trying not to be so angry about having it in the first place. I think I was just so upset that after 4 years of it being gone it was back again and looking for some kind of a "cure all" which doesn't seem to exist! : )

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face." - Eleanor Roosevelt

My name is Kristin, I'm the mama to three children and have been married to "the boy next door" for almost 18 years. I am busy raising kids and volunteering in the community, but have a graduate degree in social work, used to attend births as a doula and taught child birth classes.
I hope you find something in the blog that provides useful information and helps you feel less alone in your own experience with anxiety.
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